ID 420 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Industrial Design

Course Name

Product Photography

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ID 420	Fall/Spring	2	2	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Group Work Q&A Critical feedback Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr.Gör. MÜNİR ERSAN ÇELİKTAŞ
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr.Gör. MÜNİR ERSAN ÇELİKTAŞ
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course aims to equip students with practicing their product design skills in photography.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students will be able to capture still life. Students will be able to make digital applications in the digital environment. Students will be able to apply studio techniques. Students will be able to add texture and light to digital images. Students will be able to add special effects to digital images. Students will be able to produce documents, advertisements and technical photographs within the studio.
Course Description	To photograph the created designs and products in order to prepare them for presentation.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction
2	History of Photography & Photography Basics	Davenport, A., 1991, The History of Photography, Focal Press: Boston, ISBN: 0-8263-2076-7 p.3-29 Turner, P.,1987, History of Photography, Bison Books Corp: USA, ISBN: 0-671-08923-4, p. 11-35 Stuckey, S., National Geographic Complete Photography, 2011, National Geographic Society: USA, ISBN: 978-142620776, p. 9-196
3	Photography Basics II & Assignment	Diprose, G. and Robins, J., 2012, Photography: the new basics: principles, techniques and practice, Thames&Hudson: United Kingdom, ISBN: 978-0-500-28978-5, p. 45-68 and 113-140
4	Fundamentals of Product Photography and Basics of Photo Studio Equipment	Thomas, J. D., The Art and Style of Product Photography, 2014, John Wiley & Sons: Canada, ISBN: 978-1-118-72147-6, p. 150-244 Child, J. , Studio Photography Essential Skills, 2008, 4th ed., Focal Press: Canada, ISBN: 978-0-240-52096-4, p. 45-126
5	Adobe Camera Raw Workshop and AI-Assisted Photo Editing	Sheppard, R., 2008, Adobe Camera Raw For Digital Photographers Only, 2nd ed., Wiley Publishing: Indiana, ISBN: 978-0-470-22457-1, p.73-266
6	Photographing products with different surfaces	Thomas, J. D., The Art and Style of Product Photography, 2014, John Wiley & Sons: Canada, ISBN: 978-1-118-72147-6, p. 150-244
7	Project 1 Product Photography: Your Favorite Product (%15)	Earnest, A. Lighting for Product Photography, 2013, Amherst Media: New York, ISBN: 978-1-60895-544-2, p.54-152
8	Midterm Week
9	Project 1 Continues
10	Project 2 Product Photography: Household Appliances (%15)	Hicks, R., Schultz, F., Product Shots, 1994, Rotovision Sa: Switzerland, ISBN: 978-0823064335, p. 6-153
11	Project 2 Continues
12	Project 3 Product Photography: Furniture (%15)	Doble, R., 2010, Experimental Digital Photography, Lark Books: New York, ISBN: 978-1600595172, p. 129-158
13	Project 3 Continues
14	No Class - Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Official Holiday) Project 4 Experimental Techniques in Product Photography (%15)	Make-up course will be held on May 23rd (Project 4) - Earnest, A. Lighting for Product Photography, 2013, Amherst Media: New York, ISBN: 978-1-60895-544-2, p.54-152
15	Project 4 Continues and Portfolio Submission Brief
16	Semester Review	Portfolio Submission

Course Notes/Textbooks

Suggested Readings/Materials

Davenport, A., 1991, The History of Photography, Focal Press: Boston, ISBN: 0-8263-2076-7 p.3-29
Turner, P.,1987, History of Photography, Bison Books Corp: USA, ISBN: 0-671-08923-4, p. 11-35
National Geographic Complete Photography, 2011, National Geographic Society: USA, ISBN: 978-142620776, p. 9-196
Diprose, G. and Robins, J., 2012, Photography: the new basics: principles, techniques and practice, Thames&Hudson: United Kingdom, ISBN: 978-0-500-28978-5, p. 45-68 and 113-140
Child, J. , Studio Photography Essential Skills, 2008, 4th ed., Focal Press: Canada, ISBN: 978-0-240-52096-4, p. 45-126
Sheppard, R., 2008, Adobe Camera Raw For Digital Photographers Only, 2nd ed., Wiley Publishing: Indiana, ISBN: 978-0-470-22457-1, p.73-266
Earnest, A. Lighting for Product Photography, 2013, Amherst Media: New York, ISBN: 978-1-60895-544-2, p.54-152
Hicks, R., Schultz, F., Product Shots, 1994, Rotovision Sa: Switzerland, ISBN: 978-0823064335, p. 6-153
Doble, R., 2010, Experimental Digital Photography, Lark Books: New York, ISBN: 978-1600595172, p. 129-158
Thomas, J. D., The Art and Style of Product Photography, 2014, John Wiley & Sons: Canada, ISBN: 978-1-118-72147-6, p. 150-244

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio	1	20
Homework / Assignments	1	10
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	60
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	14	1	14
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio	1	10	10
Homework / Assignments	1	8	8
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	4	6	24
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	120

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Program Competencies/Outcomes

* Contribution Level

1

2

3

4

5

1

To be able to equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge of industrial design, and to apply it to a variety of products, services and systems from conventional industries to urban scale with innovative and sustainable approaches

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2

To be able to communicate design concepts and proposals for solutions, which are supported with quantitative and qualitative data, to specialists and non-specialists through visual, written, and oral means

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X

3

To be able to equipped with the related theoretical and methodological knowledge of engineering, management, and visual communication that is required for interdisciplinary characteristic of industrial design; and to collaborate with other disciplines, organizations, or companies

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X

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4

To be able to equipped with the knowledge of history and theory of design, arts and crafts; and culture of industrial design

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X

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5

To be able to equipped with social, cultural, economic, environmental, legal, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of disciplinary information and to employ these values regarding different needs

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6

To be able to develop contemporary approaches individually and as a team member to solve today’s problems in the practice of industrial design

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7

To be able to define design problems within their contexts and circumstances, and to propose solutions for them within the discipline of industrial design considering materials, production technologies and ergonomics

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8

To be able to use digital information and communication technologies, physical model making techniques and machinery, at an adequate level to the discipline of industrial design

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9

To be able to employ design research and methods within the theory and practice of industrial design

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10

To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen specialization area within the industrial design field

X

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11

To be able to collect data in the areas of industrial design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

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12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently

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13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise

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